Grab the kids and find a comfy place in front of the TV to show them the superheroes that kept you riveted when you were growing up. On Tuesday, January 29, the premiere of Pioneers of Television: Superheroes on PBS turns the spotlight on our favorite heroes and villains who graced television screens in the 1950s to 1980s.

During the show, we’ll be treated to interviews from beloved TV personalities like Adam West, Lynda Carter, Lou Ferrigno, and more as they reminisce on what it was like to be a superhero to a generation of television fans. In the video preview, Lynda Carter (who I’m pretty sure doesn’t age) describes her iconic role, saying, “Wonder Woman represented a lot of breakthroughs.”

Pioneers of Television: Superheroes airs this Tuesday on PBS, so if you spent your childhood watching Wonder Woman or Batman, be sure to check your local listings to learn more about the behind-the-scenes of your favorite television shows.

What I didn’t realize until re-watching the show with my kids this week was how much of an influence the show had on my love of superheroes. I know I was about five when I first started watching because I couldn’t read Burt Ward’s name, only the letters “B” and “W.” I translated that to mean “Boy Wonder.” Well, close enough.

And now, thanks to the Hub network re-airing the show, I can even pinpoint the moment where my eyes bugged out and I thought “this is the coolest thing ever.”

I worried when I watched the show with my kids that Batgirl wouldn’t seem nearly as cool as in memory. But, of course, she was. First, she had the hidden revolving wall–awesome!–and then the very cool purple/black outfit. She beat up the bad guys as well or better than Batman and Robin and she managed to disappear before they could question her.

The motorcycle was just the cherry on top of that hot fudge sundae.

As I’ve watched more episodes, I also realized that I was right to love the show. It was clever and silly at the same time.

In Batgirl’s first episode, Penguins minions wear black turtlenecks that say “Henchmen” on them and accessorize with bowler hats. There’s the way the screen is always tilted in the villain’s hideouts. Can you say “crooked?” Every time someone says Bruce Wayne’s name, it’s always “millionaire Bruce Wayne.” (That would make for an interesting drinking game.) Chief O’Hara is usually mugging in the background.

There’s always something funny or visually interesting going on around the main characters. I wonder if Zucker, Abrahams, and Zucker, the creative team behind the Airplane! and Naked Gun movies, watched this show as children. The utter willingness to go to any lengths for a pun and the creative visuals certainly remind me of their movies.

If you get the Hub network and you’re nostalgic for this show, I recommend tuning in.

If you’ve never seen it before, it’s time to check it out, especially since there has been no officials DVDs released for any of the three seasons. Only the movie is available, the one where Penguin buys a nuclear submarine under the name of Mr. P.N. Guin and Batman runs around with a very large explosive, uttering a phrase I use regularly: “Somedays, you just can’t get rid of a bomb.”